Speed and Energy Lab

Lesson Clarity

What I will be learning....

how speed affects Kinetic energy

Why I will be learning this.....

To understand what increases kinetic energy

How I will know I learned it......

I will learn through hands on experiments, and experience first hand how speed increases kinetic energy

Speed vs Amount of Kinetic energy

Research Question: How does the speed of an object affect the amount of kinetic energy the object has?

Background

• Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. It describes objects that are moving--more kinetic energy means more motion.
• Speed is measured by dividing the distance traveled by the time it took to move that distance
• distance/time = cm/s 

Experiment Question: How does the speed of an object affect the amount of kinetic energy the object has?